Tour 13
Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi
6 nights, 7 days
- Length
- 6 nights, 7 days including 2 nights in the air
- Shape
- Land before dawn, one Abu Dhabi day, three Dubai days with Sharjah as a half day, pre-dawn departure.
- Overnights
- Dubai 5, one hotel throughout
How the Relaxed version differs
Same hotel for five nights. The days swap so the landing morning is a rest, Abu Dhabi goes inside the Louvre instead of three photo stops, Sharjah keeps the Blue Souk and the museum, and the desert safari stays as the one evening booking. Expo City, the ferry and the photo-stop chains come out.
Every itinerary runs at two paces. Full: three or four stops a day, most meals booked, early starts. Relaxed keeps the same length, the same hotels and the same arrival and departure, and books less into each day: one anchor per half day, later starts, lunch mostly at leisure, and a free afternoon or evening every second day. Either pace can run from the same booking, because the rooms do not change. What changes is tickets, meals and guide hours.
The program at a glance
- Day 1Overnight flight
- Day 2Arrival, a rest, then the creekDoubleTree by Hilton Dubai Port Saeed or similar
- Day 3Abu Dhabi, two thingsDoubleTree by Hilton Dubai Port Saeed or similar
- Day 4Sharjah, then the desertDoubleTree by Hilton Dubai Port Saeed or similar
- Day 5A free morning, then the beach sideDoubleTree by Hilton Dubai Port Saeed or similar
- Day 6One address, then the airportDoubleTree by Hilton Dubai Port Saeed or similar
- Day 7Arrive home
Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi, relaxed pace
- Day 1Dubai
Overnight flight
Depart in the evening.
Nights of days 2–6
Dubai- Day 2Dubai
Arrival, a rest, then the creek
Land before dawn and we meet you inside the terminal. Breakfast, then the hotel, where we ask for early check-in so the morning can be a rest. In the afternoon the old city on foot: one abra across the creek, the Gold Souk and Al Seef. Dinner at leisure.
The full day
Included this day
- Half-day coach and guide
- Day 3Abu Dhabi – Dubai
Abu Dhabi, two things
A late breakfast and the road south. The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque late morning, lunch at leisure, and the Louvre Abu Dhabi in the afternoon. Back to Dubai and dinner at leisure.
The full day
Included this day
- Full-day coach and guide
- Mosque and Louvre admission included
- Day 4Sharjah – Al Maha desert – Dubai
Sharjah, then the desert
A late start, then north to Sharjah for two things: the Blue Souk and the Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization. Lunch at leisure and the early afternoon free. From late afternoon the desert safari, with sunset and a barbecue dinner at the camp.
The full day
Included this day
- Half-day coach and guide
- Museum admission and desert safari included
- Day 5Jumeirah – Dubai
A free morning, then the beach side
The morning is free. After lunch, Souk Madinat Jumeirah with the Burj Al Arab behind it, and the open beach at Jumeirah. Dinner at leisure.
The full day
Included this day
- Half-day coach and guide
- Day 6Dubai
One address, then the airport
A late start. The Dubai Mall, a photo stop at the Burj Khalifa, lunch at leisure in the mall, and the fountain show at dusk. Then the airport for a pre-dawn flight.
The full day
Included this day
- Half-day coach and guide
- Day 7Dubai
Arrive home
Land at home.
- Full-day coach and Chinese-speaking guide
- Mosque admission included
- Full-day coach and guide
- Half-day coach and full-day guide
- Museum admission and desert safari included
- Ferry ticket included
What this itinerary does well
Best for
Value groups that want a third emirate without a hotel change, and any partner whose clients ask what there is beyond Dubai.
Why it sells
Sharjah is thirty minutes from the hotel, costs a half-day coach, and is the emirate every other operator skips.
Send us the brief
Group size, target dates, preferred hotel tier and any non-negotiables are enough for us to start. A costed proposal follows within two working days.